Acer's Transformer Pad tablets had a real GPS (even in the wifi 
versions)... The 'MeMo Pad' ones do NOT have a GPS.



On 3/10/2014 9:21 PM, Tony King wrote:
> Watch out for iPads too.  The WiFi only models don't have a GPS chipset -
> only the cellular models support GPS.  The GPS will work without a SIM
> card, so the tablet doesn't have to be on a carrier plan, but the GPS
> chipset has to be there.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Tony
>
> On 11 March 2014 14:16, Michael Lineback <miclineback at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Location Services is just Cell tower location it is not GPS.    If you want
>> GPS on a tablet you have to find one with an internal GPS receiver or get
>> an external GPS receiver that connects bluetooth with your tablet.     Ipad
>> and some Android tablets have aGPS or assisted GPS which means that they
>> have an internal antenna for GPS but use cell tower information to get a
>> first fix so they don't spend so much time getting a fix from a good
>> signal.
>>
>> Everything I can find on the tablet you mention says NOTHING about an
>> internal GPS antenna.      If you relay want GPS in the tablet then go for
>> the Google Nexus, Ipad, Lenovo Yoga or something similar.     Those
>> specifically mention GPS Antenna.    Beyond that if you really want to keep
>> the tablet you have then you will have to get an external antenna with
>> Bluetooth to connect to the tablet you have.
>>
>> HTH,
>>
>> Michael
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 6:53 PM, Doran Jaffas <kr2owner at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi everybody, I'm giving this one last ditch effort for some helpI'm
>> going
>>> to take these tablets back and say the..... With it.
>>>       I have a Google premier 8 inch tablet. I can use Google Maps with
>> this
>>> tablet but when I attempt to use the Avare Aviation moving map it comes
>> up
>>> no GPS signal. I also tried installing a difference aviation program and
>>> got the same thing. My location services are on and as I said the Google
>>> Maps works. Does anybody know if the tablet needs an external GPS
>> receiver
>>> device plugged into it?
>>>       I assumed from the discussions I read on this website it was going
>> to
>>> act just like it does on my phone on which the site works great. But I
>> have
>>> literally spent hours trying to figure this out the last few days and
>>> really need some advice or the heck with it and I'll just wait to come up
>>> with the money to buy Aviation GPS seems like such a shame because of
>> work
>>> so well on my phone but I need a bigger screen so I purchased the tablets
>>> and I can't get it to work out now. Like most people out there I do not
>>> like throwing money away. Thank you for the rant is anybody has any
>> really
>>> buy some this I would really appreciate it!
>>>         Doran
>>>         N186RC
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